Sogeum
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The sogeum is a small bamboo transverse flute used in traditional Korean music. Unlike the larger daegeum
Daegeum
The daegeum is a large bamboo transverse flute used in traditional Korean music. It has a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre...

, it does not have a buzzing membrane (although it did have one in ancient times).http://munye.bizhomep.com/?pagecode=m02&albummode=singlist&sw=&intalbumseq=11 It is used in court, aristocratic, and folk music, as well as in contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...

, popular music, and film scores.

Other larger flutes in the same family include the medium-sized junggeum
Junggeum
The junggeum is a medium-sized bamboo transverse flute formerly used in traditional Korean music. Unlike the larger daegeum, it does not have a buzzing membrane...

and the large daegeum; the three together are known as samjuk (hangul: 삼죽; hanja: 三竹; literally "three bamboo"), as the three primary flutes of the Silla
Silla
Silla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the longest sustained dynasties in...

 period.http://munye.bizhomep.com/?pagecode=m02&albummode=singlist&sw=&intalbumseq=11

See also

  • Junggeum
    Junggeum
    The junggeum is a medium-sized bamboo transverse flute formerly used in traditional Korean music. Unlike the larger daegeum, it does not have a buzzing membrane...

  • Daegeum
    Daegeum
    The daegeum is a large bamboo transverse flute used in traditional Korean music. It has a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre...

  • Music of Korea
  • Traditional Korean musical instruments
    Traditional Korean musical instruments
    Traditional Korean musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments.-String:Korean string instruments include those that are plucked, bowed, and struck...


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